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Basically what we already heard:

 

The lack of stock – especially early on – ultimately boils down to two things. First, the demand for Switch was higher than expected. Second was that Nintendo has been dealing with supply shortages of components.

"I’m going to make millions of these units to flow into the marketplace. But what I don’t know is what the demand is going to be. And there is a potential that demand is going to outstrip supply.

Certainly the demand is there and the supply chain is there. Can we do more? It depends on our ability to make more. We don’t want to have a consumer disappointed by not being able to get one for the holiday season. But managing that complex supply chain is a challenge.

There is not one choke point, there are multiple choke points. I won’t go into any more detail but it’s not just one component."

 

http://nintendoeverything.com/reggie-talks-more-about-switch-stock-urges-fans-not-to-over-bid-for-snes-classic-edition-on-auction-sites/



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I reject his explanation and substitute in my own because the internet told me to.



KLAMarine said:
I reject his explanation and substitute in my own because the internet told me to.

I see that Landguy got to another victim. Restinpeace KLAMarine



A chokepoint like this...

Or more a "Chokepoint" like this...

 

More on topic:

This was to be expected though. Just one component seems to little to explain these supply issues. Maybe we'll hear details about what exact components during some kind of shareholder meetings.



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AngryLittleAlchemist said:
KLAMarine said:
I reject his explanation and substitute in my own because the internet told me to.

I see that Landguy got to another victim. Restinpeace KLAMarine

Who?



Hearing this makes me feel so relieved that I have one. Good luck to everyone trying to get one with Odyssey coming out.



I went into my local gamestop last week and they had like 10 of them sitting behind the desk with a sign that said Switch now in stock.

I did not ask them about it. I just assumed that supply was starting to catch up to demand...

Went in there the next day and they were all gone... I guess they had just gotten the shipment in that morning or something... Already have one so I did not think much really.



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Wii- 72 million   3rd Year Peak, better slate of releases

360- 37 million   Should trend down slightly after 3rd year peak

PS3- 29 million  Sales should pick up next year, 3rd year peak and price cut

People don't need anymore smartphones. Let that crap have supply shortages. Let the Switch get it's inventory back and live up to its full potential.



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